Aquinas’ Summa Theologica sought to apply Biblical law to every aspect of life and culture.

Strangely missing from the cast of characters are any representing the Medieval view of marriage

Nominalism, with its focus on universals, leads to a materialistic and secular worldview.

Interaction of the clerics mirror 14^th Century scholastic debates, especially nominalism vs idealism.

One of the few heroes is the Pardoner, whose indulgences financed the great cathedrals.

The Parson’s sermon is a fitting conclusion, condemning the secularism of the Pilgrims.

The priestly class is lifted up for admiration by the Canterbury Tales.

The shrine of Thomas a Beckett was dedicated following his murder by knights of Henry II.

Ferdinand & Isabella completed the Reconquista the same year Columbus sailed in 1492.

The 3 social classes in Chaucer’s England were merchants, monks and military.

The law of God no longer applies in the New Testament era, resulting in a flowering of liberty.

Reading and copying the law of God is the best safeguard against tyranny.

The failure of Common Law paved the way for heretical utilitarian law.

The weal of the ruler and the will of the people combine in a sure foundation for human liberty.

Unfortunately, the liberties granted by Magna Carta were limited to the noble class of barons.

The law of God is the excluded middle.

The lasting impact of Magna Carta is a long-standing tradition of due process in English law.

A person who feels he’s treated unjustly by the civil ruler may appeal to a church court for relief.

Common law is the same as Biblical law.

Magna Carta is a grant of privilege from the king rather than recognition of pre-existing rights.